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On Thursday, April 17th at 6:30pm, in Roone Arledge Auditorium, students from Columbia College and Columbia Engineering will be recognized for their contributions to the Columbia community. The doors will open at 6:00pm, with the ceremony starting promptly at 6:30pm. A dessert reception will follow the ceremony, beginning at 7:30pm.

Please type your name as you wish it to appear on your award, the ceremony program, and the Undergraduate Student Life website.

Phonetic Spelling of Name *

Phonetic respelling will be used to assist in the correct pronunciation of your name at the ceremony.

How to Phonetically Respell Your Name

Step 1: Start with your full name as it appears in SSOL. Remove any names you do not wish to have read and add any nicknames and suffixes you do want read.

Step 2: Identify common names (such as Tom or Johnson) that do not need to be phoneticized, and keep these as they are.

Step 3: For the remaining names, try to think of any common words that are pronounced similarly, and swap these in. Example: Albert Kao becomes Albert Cow. (Watch out for words that could have multiple pronunciations! For example, “bow” could sound like “boh” as in “bow and arrow” or “bough” as in “bow wow.”)

Step 4: Use the respelling guide to determine how to indicate the remaning sounds in your name. Example: If the name Bowman begins with the sound in “bow and arrow,” write Boh-man.

Step 5: Separate the syllables with a dash. Example: Amy Nostdahl would be written as Amy Nahst-doll.

At your request, Columbia University will notify a family member, friend, or someone from Columbia that has impacted your undergraduate experience of your selection for a King's Crown Leadership Excellence Award. An email, including the date and time of the ceremony, will be sent to this person.
If you do not wish to have anyone notified, please leave the field blank.

Name of Person to Be Notified

Email Address of Person to Be Notified

Relationship

Family member

Friend

Faculty member

Staff

Submit a Photo

If you have any photos you would like to share from the past year that highlight your student groups or your work on campus, please submit them for display at the ceremony. Remember to get permission from everyone pictured before you submit your photo. These will be seen during the event!

Thank you for your interest in the Business Dining Etiquette Lunch at Bernheim and Schwartz on Tuesday, April 7, from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. If you wish to attend, please indicate your interest below. Only RSVP if you can attend the entire program. Since seating is limited, your spot will be confirmed via email a week before the event. Lunch will be provided for free!